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Asiatic garland sarcophagus, Mid-Imperial, Severan period, 200–225 A.D. Roman Marble Gift of Abdo Debbas, 1870 (70.1) This sarcophagus, found in Tarsus in Asia Minor, is the collection's only complete sarcophagus of the Asiatic type. Its design is typical of the Prokonessos workshop; it is decorated on all four sides with oak leaf garlands supported by Nikai and Erotes, a small tabula, and Gorgon faces in the lunettes, and a steeply pitched gabled lid with akroteria. The back panel remains in its half-finished state, with the decorative forms only roughly indicated. Various marble quarries exported half-finished sarcophagi to Rome and other areas, to be finished at their destination according to clients' wishes. Many were used with some or all elements unfinished, perhaps due to time or financial constraints, or to an aesthetic choice. In this case, the client may have decided to display the sarcophagus against a wall instead of in the round, and thus chose not to have the back more fully carved. The tabula is normally meant to contain an inscription, though many are left blank like this one. The leaflike tile pattern on the lid, also only partially finished, is more typical of Attic sarcophagi than Asiatic. The pediments of the lid feature mythological vignettes of Eros and Psyche; on one side, Eros aims an arrow at Psyche in order to wake her from a deathlike sleep, while on the other, the two embrace. A frieze of erotes hunting lions and other animals appears on the front of the lid; erotes engaged in pleasurable activities are common in funerary art. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/rsar/hod_70.1.htm

Asiatic garland sarcophagus, Mid-Imperial, Severan period, 200–225 A.D. Roman Marble Gift of Abdo Debbas, 1870 (70.1) This sarcophagus, found in Tarsus in Asia Minor, is the collection's only complete sarcophagus of the Asiatic type. Its design is typical of the Prokonessos workshop; it is decorated on all four sides with oak leaf garlands supported by Nikai and Erotes, a small tabula, and Gorgon faces in the lunettes, and a steeply pitched gabled lid with akroteria. The back panel remains in its half-finished state, with the decorative forms only roughly indicated. Various marble quarries exported half-finished sarcophagi to Rome and other areas, to be finished at their destination according to clients' wishes. Many were used with some or all elements unfinished, perhaps due to time or financial constraints, or to an aesthetic choice. In this case, the client may have decided to display the sarcophagus against a wall instead of in the round, and thus chose not to have the back more fully carved. The tabula is normally meant to contain an inscription, though many are left blank like this one. The leaflike tile pattern on the lid, also only partially finished, is more typical of Attic sarcophagi than Asiatic. The pediments of the lid feature mythological vignettes of Eros and Psyche; on one side, Eros aims an arrow at Psyche in order to wake her from a deathlike sleep, while on the other, the two embrace. A frieze of erotes hunting lions and other animals appears on the front of the lid; erotes engaged in pleasurable activities are common in funerary art. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/rsar/hod_70.1.htm

Marble sarcophagus with garlands and scenes the myth of Theseus and Ariadne Roman, Hadrianic or early Antonine period, ca. 130-150 AD Accession # 90.12a, b On the lid, shown in delicate, low relief, winged erotes drive chariots drawn by animals associated with the four seasons: bears with spring, lions with summer, bulls with fall, and boars with winter. On the front, four erotes bear seasonal garlands composed of flowers, wheat, grapes, pomegrantes, and laurel. Between the swags are three episodes from the myth of the Greek hero Theseus. With the help of the Cretan princess Ariadne, Theseus slew the Minotaur, a part-bull, part-human monster who was caged in a labyrinth, where he consumed Athenian boys and girls sent as annual tribute. Depicted from left to right are: Ariadne giving a thread to Theseus at the entrance to the labyrinth, Theseus slaying the Minotaur, and the sleeping Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos, where she will be awakened by the god Dionysos and will become his immortal bride. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Marble sarcophagus with garlands and scenes the myth of Theseus and Ariadne Roman, Hadrianic or early Antonine period, ca. 130-150 AD Accession # 90.12a, b On the lid, shown in delicate, low relief, winged erotes drive chariots drawn by animals associated with the four seasons: bears with spring, lions with summer, bulls with fall, and boars with winter. On the front, four erotes bear seasonal garlands composed of flowers, wheat, grapes, pomegrantes, and laurel. Between the swags are three episodes from the myth of the Greek hero Theseus. With the help of the Cretan princess Ariadne, Theseus slew the Minotaur, a part-bull, part-human monster who was caged in a labyrinth, where he consumed Athenian boys and girls sent as annual tribute. Depicted from left to right are: Ariadne giving a thread to Theseus at the entrance to the labyrinth, Theseus slaying the Minotaur, and the sleeping Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos, where she will be awakened by the god Dionysos and will become his immortal bride. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Marble sarcophagus with garlands and scenes the myth of Theseus and Ariadne Roman, Hadrianic or early Antonine period, ca. 130-150 AD Accession # 90.12a, b On the lid, shown in delicate, low relief, winged erotes drive chariots drawn by animals associated with the four seasons: bears with spring, lions with summer, bulls with fall, and boars with winter. On the front, four erotes bear seasonal garlands composed of flowers, wheat, grapes, pomegrantes, and laurel. Between the swags are three episodes from the myth of the Greek hero Theseus. With the help of the Cretan princess Ariadne, Theseus slew the Minotaur, a part-bull, part-human monster who was caged in a labyrinth, where he consumed Athenian boys and girls sent as annual tribute. Depicted from left to right are: Ariadne giving a thread to Theseus at the entrance to the labyrinth, Theseus slaying the Minotaur, and the sleeping Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos, where she will be awakened by the god Dionysos and will become his immortal bride. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Marble sarcophagus with garlands and scenes the myth of Theseus and Ariadne Roman, Hadrianic or early Antonine period, ca. 130-150 AD Accession # 90.12a, b On the lid, shown in delicate, low relief, winged erotes drive chariots drawn by animals associated with the four seasons: bears with spring, lions with summer, bulls with fall, and boars with winter. On the front, four erotes bear seasonal garlands composed of flowers, wheat, grapes, pomegrantes, and laurel. Between the swags are three episodes from the myth of the Greek hero Theseus. With the help of the Cretan princess Ariadne, Theseus slew the Minotaur, a part-bull, part-human monster who was caged in a labyrinth, where he consumed Athenian boys and girls sent as annual tribute. Depicted from left to right are: Ariadne giving a thread to Theseus at the entrance to the labyrinth, Theseus slaying the Minotaur, and the sleeping Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos, where she will be awakened by the god Dionysos and will become his immortal bride. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Marble sarcophagus with garlands and scenes the myth of Theseus and Ariadne Roman, Hadrianic or early Antonine period, ca. 130-150 AD Accession # 90.12a, b On the lid, shown in delicate, low relief, winged erotes drive chariots drawn by animals associated with the four seasons: bears with spring, lions with summer, bulls with fall, and boars with winter. On the front, four erotes bear seasonal garlands composed of flowers, wheat, grapes, pomegrantes, and laurel. Between the swags are three episodes from the myth of the Greek hero Theseus. With the help of the Cretan princess Ariadne, Theseus slew the Minotaur, a part-bull, part-human monster who was caged in a labyrinth, where he consumed Athenian boys and girls sent as annual tribute. Depicted from left to right are: Ariadne giving a thread to Theseus at the entrance to the labyrinth, Theseus slaying the Minotaur, and the sleeping Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos, where she will be awakened by the god Dionysos and will become his immortal bride. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Marble sarcophagus with garlands and scenes the myth of Theseus and Ariadne Roman, Hadrianic or early Antonine period, ca. 130-150 AD Accession # 90.12a, b On the lid, shown in delicate, low relief, winged erotes drive chariots drawn by animals associated with the four seasons: bears with spring, lions with summer, bulls with fall, and boars with winter. On the front, four erotes bear seasonal garlands composed of flowers, wheat, grapes, pomegrantes, and laurel. Between the swags are three episodes from the myth of the Greek hero Theseus. With the help of the Cretan princess Ariadne, Theseus slew the Minotaur, a part-bull, part-human monster who was caged in a labyrinth, where he consumed Athenian boys and girls sent as annual tribute. Depicted from left to right are: Ariadne giving a thread to Theseus at the entrance to the labyrinth, Theseus slaying the Minotaur, and the sleeping Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos, where she will be awakened by the god Dionysos and will become his immortal bride. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Asiatic garland sarcophagus, Mid-Imperial, Severan period, 200–225 A.D. Roman Marble Gift of Abdo Debbas, 1870 (70.1) This sarcophagus, found in Tarsus in Asia Minor, is the collection's only complete sarcophagus of the Asiatic type. Its design is typical of the Prokonessos workshop; it is decorated on all four sides with oak leaf garlands supported by Nikai and Erotes, a small tabula, and Gorgon faces in the lunettes, and a steeply pitched gabled lid with akroteria. The back panel remains in its half-finished state, with the decorative forms only roughly indicated. Various marble quarries exported half-finished sarcophagi to Rome and other areas, to be finished at their destination according to clients' wishes. Many were used with some or all elements unfinished, perhaps due to time or financial constraints, or to an aesthetic choice. In this case, the client may have decided to display the sarcophagus against a wall instead of in the round, and thus chose not to have the back more fully carved. The tabula is normally meant to contain an inscription, though many are left blank like this one. The leaflike tile pattern on the lid, also only partially finished, is more typical of Attic sarcophagi than Asiatic. The pediments of the lid feature mythological vignettes of Eros and Psyche; on one side, Eros aims an arrow at Psyche in order to wake her from a deathlike sleep, while on the other, the two embrace. A frieze of erotes hunting lions and other animals appears on the front of the lid; erotes engaged in pleasurable activities are common in funerary art. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/hd/rsar/hod_70.1.htm

Marble sarcophagus with garlands and scenes the myth of Theseus and Ariadne Roman, Hadrianic or early Antonine period, ca. 130-150 AD Accession # 90.12a, b On the lid, shown in delicate, low relief, winged erotes drive chariots drawn by animals associated with the four seasons: bears with spring, lions with summer, bulls with fall, and boars with winter. On the front, four erotes bear seasonal garlands composed of flowers, wheat, grapes, pomegrantes, and laurel. Between the swags are three episodes from the myth of the Greek hero Theseus. With the help of the Cretan princess Ariadne, Theseus slew the Minotaur, a part-bull, part-human monster who was caged in a labyrinth, where he consumed Athenian boys and girls sent as annual tribute. Depicted from left to right are: Ariadne giving a thread to Theseus at the entrance to the labyrinth, Theseus slaying the Minotaur, and the sleeping Ariadne abandoned on the island of Naxos, where she will be awakened by the god Dionysos and will become his immortal bride. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Panel of a Garland Sarcophagus Roman, AD 200-225 Marble Cupids bearing garlands of laurel leaves decorate this front panel of a Roman sarcophagus (coffin). At left are the heads of two maenads facing each other; at right are the heads of a satyr and the part-man, part-goat woodland god Pan. The holes- in the eyes of the central cupid, for example- were drilled in the Renaissance, when the sarcophagus panel was refitted for a fountain. Text from the Getty Villa museum label.

Panel of a Garland Sarcophagus Roman, AD 200-225 Marble Cupids bearing garlands of laurel leaves decorate this front panel of a Roman sarcophagus (coffin). At left are the heads of two maenads facing each other; at right are the heads of a satyr and the part-man, part-goat woodland god Pan. The holes- in the eyes of the central cupid, for example- were drilled in the Renaissance, when the sarcophagus panel was refitted for a fountain. Text from the Getty Villa museum label.